Watch Dogs

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  1. rudiedirkx
    Aug 9, 2014
    2
    The 'hacking' is horrible, the health/hurt is horrible, the driving and cars are horrible. After a while, everything's the boring same. The AR mini games are fun, thank god for those, but only once or twice. The problem isn't just not living up to the enormous hype, it's just not a good game. The story is ridiculous and I can't help but HATE the very self absorbed, annoying main character.The 'hacking' is horrible, the health/hurt is horrible, the driving and cars are horrible. After a while, everything's the boring same. The AR mini games are fun, thank god for those, but only once or twice. The problem isn't just not living up to the enormous hype, it's just not a good game. The story is ridiculous and I can't help but HATE the very self absorbed, annoying main character. Zero replay value.… Expand
  2. Eglin
    Aug 7, 2014
    9
    I'm not a big fan of UPlay and I find it hard to excuse launch issues in a game with as much pre-release hype as this one had, but Watch_Dogs is still a game worth playing. Compared to most other open-world games (GTA series, Saints Row series, etc), the control layout (on a 360 pad) in this game is very natural and comfortable. Being unable to shoot without aiming means that the rightI'm not a big fan of UPlay and I find it hard to excuse launch issues in a game with as much pre-release hype as this one had, but Watch_Dogs is still a game worth playing. Compared to most other open-world games (GTA series, Saints Row series, etc), the control layout (on a 360 pad) in this game is very natural and comfortable. Being unable to shoot without aiming means that the right trigger can be used for sprinting, instead of the typical awkward left shoulder button. Being unable to jump at will frees up the A button. Not being able to shoot while driving eliminates even more awkward contortions. These are all compromises that didn't sound appealing to me going in, but after spending time with the game I find it to be a superior setup.

    In terms of gameplay, the main storyline is of adequate length and although there aren't as many side activities as there are in some rival games, there is always something to get into in Watch_Dogs' gritty Chicago landscape. The game world is bustling with people and a variety of traffic that (perhaps because of the diversity of vehicles compared to other games) feels very organic. Add in the hacking gimmicks and the amazing paranoia that the drop-in-at-any-time multiplayer spies and hackers inspire, and the result is probably the best open-world game available on PC behind Skyrim.    … Expand
  3. Razark9
    Aug 5, 2014
    6
    This game is not all that bad, well, at least not for me. The game ran decent on my computer.

    Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 i7-3820 CPU 3.60GHz 16GB ram. It's not perfect either though. I felt that Aiden was a very cliched and boring character and the story was ¨ok¨. Gameplay was pretty good and I liked using the environment to my advantage, but it gets boring after a while. The online    This game is not all that bad, well, at least not for me. The game ran decent on my computer.

    Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
    i7-3820 CPU 3.60GHz
    16GB ram.

    It's not perfect either though. I felt that Aiden was a very cliched and boring character and the story was ¨ok¨. Gameplay was pretty good and I liked using the environment to my advantage, but it gets boring after a while. The online is hopeless. It takes forever to find a match and there's a few hackers. When you first find a match with 6 or more people without hackers it can be really fun. Back to singleplayer. A lot of people didn't like the side missions, but I adored them. :)    … Expand
  4. TGMode
    Aug 4, 2014
    8
    I've tried really hard to like this game. I like free roaming, I like driving about and shooting **** up, but I don't like this game. It is pretty rubbish. Not just the hype either. It's pretty ****e on it's own merit. GTA5 it isn't. I've tried and tried - 10+ hours but it's a dead horse and I'm through flogging. The only way I can get anything from this game is by uninstalling it andI've tried really hard to like this game. I like free roaming, I like driving about and shooting **** up, but I don't like this game. It is pretty rubbish. Not just the hype either. It's pretty ****e on it's own merit. GTA5 it isn't. I've tried and tried - 10+ hours but it's a dead horse and I'm through flogging. The only way I can get anything from this game is by uninstalling it and playing another.… Expand
  5. jssrfx
    Aug 2, 2014
    9
    First of all let me say that I cannnot for the life of me understand why people are flaming this game so much. Maybe the expectations were too high, or people are just expecting something that is not really their genre, but I honestly don't understand it.

    I also have no performance issues whatsoever, and I am playing on a QuadCore Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz, 8 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 650 1 GB.    First of all let me say that I cannnot for the life of me understand why people are flaming this game so much. Maybe the expectations were too high, or people are just expecting something that is not really their genre, but I honestly don't understand it.

    I also have no performance issues whatsoever, and I am playing on a QuadCore Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz, 8 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 650 1 GB. Sure, not at the highest resolution and on medium to low settings, but that still makes the game look better than GTA IV. Frame rate is consistent and ultimately that is all that matters. I guess I'm also from a generation that played games before terms like "anti aliasing", "shaders" and "HD" were even terms used, so my expectation might be different. Each and every single GTA game was a benchmark for its time, and I'm sure GTA V will be doing the same upon release for the PC. So why should Watch_Dogs be different?

    As far as the game is concerned, I find it absoutely addictive, similar to the GTA games. To me it feels like a combination out of GTA, Batman Arkham City, Assassin's Creed and Max Payne. You can argue about the cliches, but that is part of most computer games. I find it ridiculous that most reviews appear to be based on day one performance of a game. When has there ever been a game that was bug free on day one? How many games have required patching in the past and are now absolute classics with an excellent replay value?

    I expected a GTA style game from Watch_Dogs, with some added, different features and for once not a mob, or gang background. A game that is fun and lets you play the way you like, when you like, and that is precisely what I got. If they had made the "hacking" any more complicated, the game would not have been accessible to the "normal user", to someone who doesn't necessarily need an understanding of how networks, computers and mobile devices work together. It all works well, and I have probably a good 25 to 30 hours under my belt so far, without even so much as having completed ACT 1, let alone the DLC content that's available. If a game is that much fun, that I can spend hours playing it without actually doing any of the campaign missions, that means it's entertaining and a good game to me.

    I find the missions fun, the combat satisfying and interesting, the city feels alive and even the driving makes for a fun diversion. Sure, there could have been a bit more damage to the cars and I would have liked an option to repair and/or customize cars, but then maybe that would be overkill. I'm glad Ubisoft combined elements from their other games and to me personally it's definitely a nice addition to my game collection.

    I think people need to stop being so ridiculously whiny about releases, and the developer can't be blamed for not meeting people's expectations. I watched the demo videos of Watch_Dogs months ago and knew then I would love this game. So far there was nothing shown in the early gameplay videos, that the game does not allow you to do. Watch_Dogs delivers what it said it would, no more, but definitely not less. If you don't like the game, that's one thing, but it does not deserve the 0-5 score marks it has been getting. Definitely not.    … Expand
  6. Dralidan
    Aug 1, 2014
    2
    There's hardly anything good about this game. The AI is absolutely horrid, the hacking isn't even all that interesting, and nearly all of the missions are the same. It's kinda fun for about 2 hours, but then things get repetitive. The city isn't that interesting and doesn't look that good either. It's a good game to pick up if you manage to find it for $5 or less.
  7. felix79945
    Jul 31, 2014
    9
    Great Game, It's not quite GTA Level but For a first try Ubisoft have certainly succeeded in making a wonderful, fun and entertaining game. Sure the hacking is simple but if you were expecting a hacking simulator than your expectations were totally unrealistic. The menus can be annoying to navigate but are good enough to do simple things. Overall this game is a very nice 1st attempt at aGreat Game, It's not quite GTA Level but For a first try Ubisoft have certainly succeeded in making a wonderful, fun and entertaining game. Sure the hacking is simple but if you were expecting a hacking simulator than your expectations were totally unrealistic. The menus can be annoying to navigate but are good enough to do simple things. Overall this game is a very nice 1st attempt at a GTA style sandbox game… Expand
  8. Pushistick
    Jul 23, 2014
    0
    One of the most boring games i've ever played. Primitive and boring story, boring hacking, repetitive and uninteresting missions, boring characters. Very poor optimization. Very bad physics.
    If you want to have wasted $47 - buy it.
  9. Dareviewer12
    Jul 22, 2014
    4
    this game is dumb and not next gen AT ALL
    -it is completely downgraded form GTA 4
    -worst physics ever
    -stupid reputation system
    -no encrypted data mode on 360/PS3
    -hacks get boring
    - missions are so repetitive
    - and graphics have been downgraded from the e3 2012
    EVEN GTA SA IS BETTER THAN THIS. DONT BUY IT
  10. Sinuage
    Jul 22, 2014
    0
    Game could be decent, no where near 2014 AAA standards. Pretty far from it actually. Ubi will burn for this one, such a bad PC port when PC was supposed to be the lead platform. Many users on high end rigs are still waiting for optimization patch from UBI. As other reviews have said some people are dumb and don't know how to use their computers. However that user is on a 660 and there areGame could be decent, no where near 2014 AAA standards. Pretty far from it actually. Ubi will burn for this one, such a bad PC port when PC was supposed to be the lead platform. Many users on high end rigs are still waiting for optimization patch from UBI. As other reviews have said some people are dumb and don't know how to use their computers. However that user is on a 660 and there are no issues with that card. Easy to say it is user issue when your card isn't one that has issues. Cards in the 700 series and especially the 780 ti and titan are having issues.

    Such a fail game.    … Expand
  11. Shpongle
    Jul 22, 2014
    0
    Abysmal performance for a game that looks nothing like what we were shown two YEARS ago. The game play is original and intriguing however it's impossible to enjoy it when the game stutters like Jimmy Vulmer. The driving mechanics are even worse than GTA IV and the "Ultra Quality" reflections are still the same pre-rendered crap but with a higher resolution texture. Even with a GTX 780 ti IAbysmal performance for a game that looks nothing like what we were shown two YEARS ago. The game play is original and intriguing however it's impossible to enjoy it when the game stutters like Jimmy Vulmer. The driving mechanics are even worse than GTA IV and the "Ultra Quality" reflections are still the same pre-rendered crap but with a higher resolution texture. Even with a GTX 780 ti I get stutters that range anywhere from .1 seconds to a ridiculous 3 seconds along with textures that flicker through walls. The stuttering occurs even more frequently when driving fast which only adds on to the horrible driving mechanics. I've tried downclocking everything and I've tried the latest WHQL and Beta drivers to no avail. Two months after release and they still haven't fixed the stuttering. What a joke, Ubisoft. Too bad we're the butt of that joke. If you haven't bought the game yet, don't. Even for $5 this game isn't worth it with all of it's atrocious performance issues.… Expand
  12. E71
    Jul 22, 2014
    1
    Very poorly optimized for PC:

    - It doesn't allow binding of certain keys (backspace, enter, pgup, pgdn, etc) so if you're an old-school gamer using arrow keys, you may need to resort to clumsy solutions like AHK (allows you to rebind but it won't change in-game on-screen prompts). - Runs poorly even on high-end systems with the most annoying stuttering (sinuous frame rate). Tested    Very poorly optimized for PC:

    - It doesn't allow binding of certain keys (backspace, enter, pgup, pgdn, etc) so if you're an old-school gamer using arrow keys, you may need to resort to clumsy solutions like AHK (allows you to rebind but it won't change in-game on-screen prompts).

    - Runs poorly even on high-end systems with the most annoying stuttering (sinuous frame rate). Tested both "High" and "Ultra" @ 1080p on a Core i7-3770K with 32GB DDR3 memory, R9 290 4GB GPU, HW RAIDED SSDs, felt like my computer was seriously outdated.

    - Uninnovative control scheme... One too many individual binds. For example, the cover system is a frustratingly awkward mess -- press one key to take cover, another to exit?! Why not a single key for both, like Mass Effect 3's cover system? This is only made worse by the inability to bind other keys in that area of the keyboard...

    - Forced (negative) mouse acceleration... when you're trying to "fine aim" the crosshairs at your target, it feels like you're moving your mouse in thick mud. The GamerProfile.xml "fix" doesn't really help that.

    - Can't adjust/change mouse wheel up/down ("next weapon"/"previous weapon"). I use the mouse wheel too but I need it inverted.

    At least it never crashed on me, for which I give it 1 point out of 10.

    All in all, games are supposed to be fun but I experienced frustration for much of the play through so...

    TRY HARDER UBISOFT!!    … Expand
  13. Kittensausage
    Jul 20, 2014
    2
    This game is the reason nobody should trust the hype. The game could have been so much more, but it turned out to be simply awful. Here's why :

    The game looks like a AAA game from two or three years ago. Some people often compare it to another GTA-like with a neat but underdeveloped gimmick that also happens to have "dogs" in its name... And that also happens to look better. However,    This game is the reason nobody should trust the hype. The game could have been so much more, but it turned out to be simply awful. Here's why :

    The game looks like a AAA game from two or three years ago. Some people often compare it to another GTA-like with a neat but underdeveloped gimmick that also happens to have "dogs" in its name... And that also happens to look better. However, the optimization was left to two starving interns to do and the game suffers from every optimization problem you could imagine : a whole lot of input lag, a huge memory leak on most configs, lots of stutter, terrible FPS even at the lowest settings, no DX9 support...

    The game itself is an average GTA-like built around a gimmick that is very limited in use. Whereas the game could have been an open-world Hitman with lots and lots of ways to get around an enemy or kill them directly using your environment as a weapon, most of the hacking is either mandatory or unnecessary (because a run and gun approach is just much simpler). You can't use a combination of hacks to kill an enemy (say, reversing the escalators time and time again to make him panic before he decides to take the elevator that you then proceed to drop a few hundred feet). It just ends up feeling like an other way of killing civilians when you get bored looking at the amazing trench coats physics.

    It's overall a very shallow game with a badly integrated gimmick that is just gonna end being a dumb franchise that will slowly die off.    … Expand
  14. deweee
    Jul 20, 2014
    4
    While first impression of the game makes it look like a rip-off of GTA IV, side missions an arcade games makes it a little bit fun. But that fun ends when game becomes unbelievably repetitive. Also story is not fun after couple missions, hacking is absurdly easy. AI is not fun to play with. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME.
  15. uforoboso
    Jul 19, 2014
    1
    Ok, I am giving a 1. The game itself is rubbish. Except 2 things: 1) the graphics. The city is awesome, it is a pleasure to randomly wander around and discover all the nice places. it's much better than GTA V for this aspect, and I even did not have tech issues to run it at ultra even on a poor 660M GPU. 2) a few of the missions (and side activities) are actually good, the ones where youOk, I am giving a 1. The game itself is rubbish. Except 2 things: 1) the graphics. The city is awesome, it is a pleasure to randomly wander around and discover all the nice places. it's much better than GTA V for this aspect, and I even did not have tech issues to run it at ultra even on a poor 660M GPU. 2) a few of the missions (and side activities) are actually good, the ones where you have to use strategy, hacks and stealth to get to the objective. All the rest.. is just a pain in the a**, and you can't skip it. So.. I think you should actually play this, but only when it's 80% discounted on Steam, as there is so much good stuff in life than this game (even other games, for instance).… Expand
  16. TheAlgerian
    Jul 18, 2014
    4
    I really have a hard time understanding how anyone could think this game is anywhere near good.
    I gave it a try twice, one or two months appart. One after intensively playing "Volgarr The Viking", a magnificient old school arcade game, and one after beating "Max Payne 3" several times.
    Watch dogs looked already pretty bad the first time, but after "Max Payne 3", wow. If the driving    I really have a hard time understanding how anyone could think this game is anywhere near good.
    I gave it a try twice, one or two months appart. One after intensively playing "Volgarr The Viking", a magnificient old school arcade game, and one after beating "Max Payne 3" several times.
    Watch dogs looked already pretty bad the first time, but after "Max Payne 3", wow.
    If the driving looks horrendous by itself, the gunplay is really put to shame by this game. And it really didn't even need MP3 for that.

    Ubisoft should stop with the lazyness and the re-branding of their Assassin's Creed games.
    They should, will they though? No. Why would they? They still manage somehow to trick a lot of people into thinking their game is good and still manage to make money out of it.    … Expand
  17. OHIC
    Jul 17, 2014
    8
    You'll have heard a lot of negativity about this game. Personally, I expected little but was very pleasantly surprised. I strongly advise you to avoid guns as much as possible to get the best out of the gameplay. If a bad story upsets you, by all means avoid this game because the story and characters are not good. If, however, you're happy as long as you feel engaged by the immediateYou'll have heard a lot of negativity about this game. Personally, I expected little but was very pleasantly surprised. I strongly advise you to avoid guns as much as possible to get the best out of the gameplay. If a bad story upsets you, by all means avoid this game because the story and characters are not good. If, however, you're happy as long as you feel engaged by the immediate situation of the mission you're playing at that moment, you'll be fine. Frankly, I find it a bit strange to knock WD on story as if games are a medium that excel in telling stories - after 40 years, there's still a long way to go - and given the number of games with AI that simply hides behind walls and plays Whack-A-Mole, the AI is a lot better than it's been given credit for by some. The AI will flank, it'll try and bring you out of cover with grenades, and that's a lot more than can be said for many open world games.… Expand
  18. triplex01
    Jul 17, 2014
    0
    1) The most over hyped game ever? Yes, it is! 2) Next Gen graphics? No, it is not here. 3) Realistic physics? LOL, physics is the same as in Sleeping Dogs. 4) Interesting story? No, the story is very boring and full of clichés. 5) This game is good polished? No, it's not. Bugs and glitches everywhere! 6) Interesting missions? No, they are not. There are just boring and1) The most over hyped game ever? Yes, it is! 2) Next Gen graphics? No, it is not here. 3) Realistic physics? LOL, physics is the same as in Sleeping Dogs. 4) Interesting story? No, the story is very boring and full of clichés. 5) This game is good polished? No, it's not. Bugs and glitches everywhere! 6) Interesting missions? No, they are not. There are just boring and repetitive. 7) This game is well optimized for the PC? No, damn it! It is a console port! Bad console port! This is one of the most poorly optimized games!
    Conclusion: 0/10
    Ubisoft fu*ked us. Again.    … Expand
  19. JacksonHugo
    Jul 17, 2014
    6
    The game is good for the first chapter, but starting from chapter 2 onward i feel the games attractiveness has degradated greatly, lack creativity in mission. However the graphic is ok
  20. chazmire
    Jul 15, 2014
    3
    I got a quest to stop a villain. I was told I would get extra credit for not killing him. I thought to myself "This is an advanced game, surely it has some kind of advanced body targeting." I shot him in the calf...he kept running completely unhindered...I shot him in the calf again...he fell over dead. I stopped playing the game. Just one example of unrealisticness that ruins games forI got a quest to stop a villain. I was told I would get extra credit for not killing him. I thought to myself "This is an advanced game, surely it has some kind of advanced body targeting." I shot him in the calf...he kept running completely unhindered...I shot him in the calf again...he fell over dead. I stopped playing the game. Just one example of unrealisticness that ruins games for me. Add to this all the other bugs and lameness and you get a pretty lame game....but I guess hacking was kinda cool for the first 4 minutes.… Expand
  21. mwak
    Jul 15, 2014
    4
    This is not a very bad game. It's just like if the developers tried to make something and then switched to make something else. There are plenty of things to do but nothing feels like it's completed. For example the cars physics are terrible but the crs acceleration feelings are great. The background story seems deep but the campaign scenario and the characters are so B-movie like ... InThis is not a very bad game. It's just like if the developers tried to make something and then switched to make something else. There are plenty of things to do but nothing feels like it's completed. For example the cars physics are terrible but the crs acceleration feelings are great. The background story seems deep but the campaign scenario and the characters are so B-movie like ... In fact nothing intends you to stay in the game, it's not serious, it's not funny, it's repetitive. Passed the 3 first hours of fun and discovery you will be bored.
    The most impressive is the city, it's big, but yet you don't fell atracted to play in it. The game felt a little like "infamous" for me but really more boring.
    There are some good ideas (the prison for example) but yet ... it's only some minutes of fun in hours of game ...
    Moreover if you want to play an ethical hacker forget about it, you will take gun and shoot people ... ho and the police doesn't care, so ...
    This game is a good concept, had a very impressive commercial team and finally is disappointing.
    Buy it when it will be around 20/30$ else is too much expensive.    … Expand
  22. TheBlastPassage
    Jul 14, 2014
    3
    At first seemed like an amazing concept, but was disappointing and poorly executed. I really looked forward to this game but it failed to deliver.

    The NPCs aren't that great
    The vehicle physics feel very clunky and off
    The game feels quite boring and fails to grip the player
  23. ogower
    Jul 13, 2014
    4
    This game looks pretty good but that is about where the positives end for me. I wanted to like this but after playing the Saints Row and GTA games I found this lacking. The cut scenes are long and dull, the back story daft and out of context with a lot of things the character does and the missions and core game concepts are poorly explained, poorly executed and ultimately just pureThis game looks pretty good but that is about where the positives end for me. I wanted to like this but after playing the Saints Row and GTA games I found this lacking. The cut scenes are long and dull, the back story daft and out of context with a lot of things the character does and the missions and core game concepts are poorly explained, poorly executed and ultimately just pure frustrating. Nothing is fun, not driving, shooting, stealth, any part. I find myself playing this because it looks amazing before quitting in annoyance. As a last point, U-Play...why? Just go with Steam and make it so much easier.… Expand
  24. FredPL
    Jul 13, 2014
    7
    The game isn't so bad as every one says. It just isn't what they told us it would be. Still it's a good game, only good. The campaign is short and not worth remembering. But you will still have a lot of fun from hacking, running from police, shooting and hacking other players.
  25. domadordepollos
    Jul 13, 2014
    3
    THIS LOOKS AMAZING! in the trailer ;)
    Graphics are sincerely dreadful, unfinished edges, unpolished textures... lacking detail.
    Its true that you can hack, but its not worth for the 60 bucks you spend on it.
  26. chrispDUCK
    Jul 13, 2014
    6
    Graphically fantastic once modded, overall story okay but game gets rapidly repetitive and unsatisfying. Earn lots of money but not much to spend it on - outfits all look largely the same, weapons can't be upgraded and much of the time spend with grenade launcher and silenced handgun. Devs could learn a lot from games like Skyrim that have more configurable gameplay.
  27. captainkane
    Jul 12, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs is competing in a genre created by Rockstar’s GTA series. So how does it hold up? Underneath the hood, Watch Dogs is a hybrid of Deus Ex Human Revolution, Sleeping Dogs, and Far Cry 3. Well, I find it more enjoyable than Ubisoft's Far Cry 3 and the combat mechanics superior to Sleeping Dogs.

    For the most part, I'm like the game. Fictional Chicago feels real. The visuals and    Watch Dogs is competing in a genre created by Rockstar’s GTA series. So how does it hold up? Underneath the hood, Watch Dogs is a hybrid of Deus Ex Human Revolution, Sleeping Dogs, and Far Cry 3. Well, I find it more enjoyable than Ubisoft's Far Cry 3 and the combat mechanics superior to Sleeping Dogs.

    For the most part, I'm like the game. Fictional Chicago feels real. The visuals and lighting are impressive. Although graphic quality is a sticking point with gamers lately, most are over zealous. Watch Dogs maintains high graphic fidelity while simultaneously pushing cool visual effects. When Aiden's profiler app is active, information is constantly streaming in about people and environments. Viewing Chicago thru a hacked camera takes mere seconds as the whole world is shifted to different perspectives. Even fast traveling is speedy. These seamless transitions are handled in true Ubisoft fashion. That's a good thing. Despite the huge world, it only takes up 22gb of space. THANK YOU UBISOFT!! I'm tired of 50gb+ games that offer less and look worse.

    Hacking is easy, unlike the cumbersome minigames in Dues Ex HR. In combat, hacking can be combined with stealth to provide tactical advantages. Players can craft items that will distract opponents or knock out the power grid. Hacking bridges and stoplights while driving allows speedy getaways. So one touch hacking makes sense and keeps the pacing brisk. Or players can use lethals and blow up everything in sight. And focus mode slows down time long enough for players to pick off a few baddies. The cover system is perfect for stealth, and focus mode is a treat for those who like to place headshots. However, driving is clunky and cars handle horribly. Unfortunately, players are forced to complete dozens of frustrating chases.

    There are side missions, but they don't feel quite as repetitive as Far Cry 3. There are different online game modes such as racing, and players can invade other people's games. Fortunately, the invasion mode can be turned off for those who only want to focus on the missions.

    Unfortunately, the game is not PC optimized. There is micro stuttering, fps drops, and sound hiccups. Thankfully, ATI’s latest beta driver address those. Now, I generally only experience problems if textures are set to Ultra. For now, I'm forced to leave textures at High. Occasionally, the game force quits and frames still stutter. Without ATI's effort, Watch Dogs would be unplayable. The game is extremely RAM hungry. My system RAM will peak at 5gb but my GPU's VRAM won't go past 70% load. That's a console port legacy and explains the issue with Ultra textures.

    Although gameplay is fun, there are frustrations. I can't tell Aiden which car door to exit. I've automatically exited the side of a car taking all the gun fire. Stupid. I wanted to exit the passenger door and use my car as cover while placing a few shots. Nope. And I agree with critics that hacking is superficial. It seems most beneficial while evading pursuers. However, I really think Ubisoft is trying to force players to use multiple play styles. If all enemies could be hacked, the game would be too easy. If hacking was complicated, then it becomes Deus Ex. The dilemma for Ubisoft was establishing the right balance. It wants players to engage in combat. So hacking is only advantageous for gaining intel, thinning out enemies, or escaping.
    Aiden's carries every gun, lethal, and hacking device he touches. Also, his phone (the primary hacking device) has an infinite power supply. Even if the battery drains, recharges quickly. Need grenades? Just craft those on the go. Get the point? It’s way too easy. The missions can be challenging depending on the approach players take. But there is always the temptation to take the easy route: Blow everything up and shoot survivors. There is one huge annoyance. If Aiden dies during a mission, his car disappears. So players can be stuck with a POS clunker for one of the dozens of chases unless they restart the mission.

    The story is OK. It doesn’t have the depth of Sleeping Dogs, but it’s more enjoyable than FC 3. The ceaseless propaganda is annoying . Even if car radios are disabled, advertising and "news" will still play conveying the same message over and over: Is technology evil? Are we giving up privacy for convenience? I'm tired of hearing that every 2 minutes. The lack of subtlety is irritating after the 10th time it plays. Dues Ex did a much better job conveying a similar message.

    Watch Dogs is a great effort by Ubisoft into GTA's world. In fact, I say it’s a must own. Despite the gimmicky hacking, the game is fun. I'm disappointed by the buggy PC launch. The PC gaming market is much larger than big publishers acknowledge, just look at Steam's success. ATI did what it could, but Ubisoft needs to push more patches now. The game deserves an 8 out of 10, but poor optimization and poor driving mechanics are impossible to overlook.    … Expand
  28. BoltarCavanaugh
    Jul 12, 2014
    0
    The story and the characters are made on a OK-quality level, the graphics are OK too, the gameplay is working, so are the mechanics. Its a bit like GTA, but in a hippster-dress. There are some annoying bugs and the physics are just..funny.
  29. BoTheMastaOfAll
    Jul 12, 2014
    7
    Could have been great but has AAAisms. Final encounter is a slomo QTE, Aiden is hypocritical, and I never got to see the goth girls boobs.

    Seriously though, some elements are **** stupid. Yes the AI is pretty damn good. Some mechanics like hiding in your car are awesome, but most times the game is just damn inconsistent. How is it that enemies who don't know who I am are able to get    Could have been great but has AAAisms. Final encounter is a slomo QTE, Aiden is hypocritical, and I never got to see the goth girls boobs.

    Seriously though, some elements are **** stupid. Yes the AI is pretty damn good. Some mechanics like hiding in your car are awesome, but most times the game is just damn inconsistent.

    How is it that enemies who don't know who I am are able to get alerted because they see me? This is in public, in broad daylight, and unless Aiden is wearing some invisible sign that only enemies can see that says "Shoot me I'm the main character", he looks just like every other joe walking around.
    Nikki is broken out in a stealth sequence that you direct her in, kinda like in Blops 2 with the SR71 scene. Just shooting enemies would have been more fun.

    Legend of Zelda-style zoom ins. Seriously I think every time a new enemy walked into the fray it required its own 10 second clip of me watching them enter. Hell there was one time in a campaign mission when the last remaining bad guy outside a warehouse was supposed to drive off, initiating a chase sequence. The game required me to watch him drive ~100 yards from the warehouse to the street before I could control Aiden again.

    The game yelling at me to stay within the mission zone, with timers if I leave it. Seriously wtf.

    Gears of War slow walk. Remember how in GoW Marcus has to walk super slow to talk on the phone. This game does that... a lot.

    Zoom in on vehicle kills. If you take down a vehicle using your hacks, it zooms in on that vehicle in slo-mo, which since their often behind you, causes an inordinate amount of car crashes/civilian deaths when the camera returns to your perspective.

    Story from a high level is awesome, but the details make no sense. Literally everyone in the city knows you're the vigilante before your sister does. Hell during one mission where you need to prevent some dudes from telling on your identity (even though they only saw your face and don't know your name) I had a lady on the street say "Hey you're Aiden Pearce, the vigilante". Wtf.

    Also, despite the fact that the FREAKING RADIO says Aiden's the vigilante but has the support of the people, when your nemesis posts that to public tv, everybody goes bat **** crazy and tries to call the cops on Aiden.

    Side note, somebody deserves a medal for Lucky Quinn's character design. He's perfect.    … Expand
  30. Onimor
    Jul 12, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs. An attempt to innovate without being all that innovative.

    I am a fan of Ubisoft, I love the Assassins Creed games. Watch Dogs was misleading from the get go. It lured players into a fall sense of what type of game this was going to be. It turns out this game was restricted by the very thing that apparently made it fresh Hacking - while being able to hack into things is a    Watch Dogs. An attempt to innovate without being all that innovative.

    I am a fan of Ubisoft, I love the Assassins Creed games.

    Watch Dogs was misleading from the get go. It lured players into a fall sense of what type of game this was going to be. It turns out this game was restricted by the very thing that apparently made it fresh Hacking - while being able to hack into things is a cool concept, other than pressing a button at the right time, it in no way felt like a hack from a players 'gaming' perspective. (The game attempts to deal with this by giving what I think are supposed to be puzzles to break into networks, but are to easy to be granted that title.)

    Hacking then directs the story. The story is what really lets this game down. A single Uncle putting his sister and her kid in danger, whilst in the process of trying to avenge the death of the other kid . It''s the dumbest story for a video game I have ever seen. To the point I stopped caring about why I was killing people and breaking into places.

    What's worst is the games only difficulty is avoiding the police. That's it. And this doesn't matter what setting you are on. You use hacks to get away from them. This can be very difficult later in the game and may ruin the enjoyment for some.

    I feel if the development team during the making process consulted players and asked for feedback during; they could have or would have made a very decent game.

    Instead. If Sleeping Dogs was about Kung Fu to rip off Grand Theft Auto, then you have to think Watch Dogs was about Hacking to do the same. You cannot try and innovate by coping another working model and editing it. People will see right through this.

    I think that's what is going on with all these mixed reviews. The "bugs" and low scores are just peoples way of venting frustration. I didn't have any bugs during the process of playing this game. The overtly high scores are I think other peoples way of combating the stupid low scores people are giving. This game is a solid 7.

    Buy this game once its reduced in price. It was and is not worth the full RRP. Play it for the gaming experience that it is. It is not a horrible game and does not deserve the score of 4.6 by users.

    Ubisoft should learn from this failure. Invest in better programmers, artists, story writers. They need to connect more with the people they make games for. Otherwise they risk repeating the same mistakes with future titles. Failure is hard on anyone, Especially a large company, but you come from a position of strength by admitting you didn't get it right.    … Expand
  31. lolmaster3267
    Jul 11, 2014
    0
    Hmm........Needs MoreHmm........Needs More Dogs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  32. strigoi1958
    Jul 10, 2014
    6
    I love this type of game I've played over 300 hours of farcry 3 and this game is virtually identical but with a different setting so why am I disinterested with watch dogs ? Well other games have a tutorial or little hints about what to do but when you don't know what to do or how to do it.... it becomes boring. No crafting help so I didn't know how to get up inventory or craft or useI love this type of game I've played over 300 hours of farcry 3 and this game is virtually identical but with a different setting so why am I disinterested with watch dogs ? Well other games have a tutorial or little hints about what to do but when you don't know what to do or how to do it.... it becomes boring. No crafting help so I didn't know how to get up inventory or craft or use comms jam so I died over and over again trying to stop a convoy. A drinking game I didn't know you had to press the corresponding numbers while hovering over them. The characters are boring except Jordi who has little input... and the game got very old very quickly.... I found myself just running round tapping the q key to hack phones but then you get a bounty put on you from other human players but you lose or gain nothing relevant to the game so I just ignored it. The graphics are great the rest is average... but like a film you need to involve your audience within the first 10 minutes and WD doesn't. Potential exists for future games to be awesome but this one is far from polished… Expand
  33. kingmaker
    Jul 10, 2014
    10
    i dont know why these guys are giving bad reviews about watchdogs.dear pc users watchdogs is a evergreen game try it ultimate hacking,huge open world,great vehicle handling.the last level of the game is chanceless.

    dear GTA users without playing watchdogs dont give bad comments.
    ubisoft rckzzzzz
  34. brook2006
    Jul 8, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs is not just another GTA clone. It attempts to create an open world game that is more intellectual. GTA would never be like Watch Dogs due to its lack of sophistication and obsession with gang violence. Walking the streets of Watch Dogs' Chicago might initially look and feel like GTA, but it is quite different. For a start the game provides you with the names, occupation, salaryWatch Dogs is not just another GTA clone. It attempts to create an open world game that is more intellectual. GTA would never be like Watch Dogs due to its lack of sophistication and obsession with gang violence. Walking the streets of Watch Dogs' Chicago might initially look and feel like GTA, but it is quite different. For a start the game provides you with the names, occupation, salary and some random bit of information (maybe they are into dog grooming) of all the citizens you walk past on the street. This humanises the citizen a little, but the citizens will help you in a minor way if you don't kill them on purpose. Because if your reputation is good with them then they won't immediately report you when they see you with a gun or when driving recklessly. This means that you start to respect the lives of the people around you, something that I haven't experienced in an open world game before. Normally my favourite thing to do is to drive down a pavement and kill as many joggers as I can, but in Watch Dogs I haven't done this because I don't want the hit to my reputation. I actively avoid killing people in car chases and avoid using explosives and causing collateral damage.

    Many reviewers have complained about the unnecessary stealth sections, but in a similar way to the encouragement to not kill civilians, I found this to be a refreshing change to both GTA's gang warfare and Saint Row's madness. It encourages more of a Splinter Cell style of gameplay where you explore the area, setup your encounter and then execute a plan, often with gadgets to aid you. Watch Dogs is not about killing hookers or running around naked. It is about exploring a more realistic city and manipulating its systems.

    The hacking in Watch Dogs is more limited than I would have liked. I really wanted to steal from the rich and give it to the poor, but this isn't possible as you can't give money or dig into a civilian's life like that. The citizens exist, but not beyond their name, age, occupation and income value. These aren't people you can follow home to meet the family. It would be overly to be able to be more intrusive into the civilian's lives, but obviously this shows the limitations of the current game simulation. Hopefully in sequels Ubisoft will start opening this up, but at the moment you are limited to playing with traffic lights, blowing stuff up, changing traffic lights, controlling automatic bollards and playing with computer controlled bridges.

    For the PC version you need to get the graphics patch as Ubisoft has purposefully changed and degraded the graphics on the PC version of Watch Dogs to make it look similar to the console releases. To achieve this they removed a few shaders, changed the fogging effects, the lighting, shadows and degraded the texture quality. Get the community graphics mod, trust me. Plus it runs better with the mod.

    Some of the side quests are a little lame, but it is a big game with many different side missions, Chess puzzles, drinking games, poker that you can partially cheat on, slot machines that you can't hack, gang racing matches, gang hideout missions and random crimes to stop. One of the unique Watch Dogs experiences is driving around and then having another player invade your game. This takes the form of another player connecting to your game and you having to find them before a progress bar reaches its limit. Then when you find them, you have to chase them down. This is a fun and sometimes an annoying surprise, but refreshing and different as it doesn't feel scripted or forced. Hacking is the central theme of the game and this enforces that theme more than anything else that Watch Dogs does.

    There is an Android and iOS app that allows tablet and phone users the ability to connect to games and play a cat and mouse game where the app user tries to control the city resources to catch the hacker, but as the hacker I had so many disconnects that it wasn't worth my time to play. I suspect players were disconnecting before I won the matches because Watch Dogs takes experience points from players for poor performance.

    Some of the characters in Watch Dogs lengthy story are cool like his sister and nephew, and his ex partner Damien, but Pearce himself is very bland and although given a reason to hunt down the people who tried to kill him, the game never shows why he is drawn to hacking as an individual or why he is called a vigilante and not just a normal hacker or criminal by the police. I would have liked to see more motivation and more demonstration on the vigilante part of his character. Or even an explanation of how he got the vigilante label.    … Expand
  35. Allexio
    Jul 8, 2014
    7
    I find it shameful that people actually rated this 0/10.
    This is just being childish.
    And so I say: grow up guys! Does this title deserve anywhere under 6? no. why? Because this is actually a good game if you manage to play it. Am I disappointed by this game's graphics? A bit, I expected better. Did I try to compare it to the E3 demo? no, because the point is not to compare the game to    I find it shameful that people actually rated this 0/10.
    This is just being childish.
    And so I say: grow up guys!
    Does this title deserve anywhere under 6? no. why? Because this is actually a good game if you manage to play it.
    Am I disappointed by this game's graphics? A bit, I expected better. Did I try to compare it to the E3 demo? no, because the point is not to compare the game to it's E3 demo, it is TO RATE THE GAME AS IT IS.
    The whole "fake E3 demo" thing doesnt show that this game is bad, it shows that some guys at ubisoft are liars. You know what? welcome to the world kiddoes, because it is common knowledge to not believe everything you see or hear !
    And it's not the first time there are blatant differences between an E3 demo of a game and the published game itself.
    There are, I'll admit, some issues with the game performance wise, I had some lag spikes myself, however, Skyrim has lag spikes too, do you see me giving it a 0/10 because of that? no!
    I haven't had any other problems apart from some very rare crashes (only three times during my playthrough of the game).
    If you had any more than that, considering the average age of the people who reviewed, I'm guessing you didn't check to see if your PC had the minimum specs for running the game.

    This was my message to the +1000 who came here just to give this game a 0/10

    Now to my review.
    The game is quite good, the gameplay is innovative and interesting, though there are some problems like the fact that police can sometimes be evaded too easily with the use of a boat.
    The game comes loaded with side content: the girl rescue missions, the Augmented Reality mini games the High-on-drugs mini-games.
    It's definitely a fun game to play, even if it doesnt last very long.
    Gunplay wise, I appreciate the fact that you can use cover everywhere and stealthily approach your enemies, though I believe that maybe having access to 20 weapons at once is a bit exaggerated.
    I personally thought that Aiden Pierce was quite a realistic character (obviously not many people think the same way), he shows that he has human emotions and throughout the game he has difficulties coming to terms with his actions.
    I personally love the way cars handle, I might as well remind you that this is NOT a racing game.

    Would I recommend this game for purchase? Absolutely, if you like GTA-like games that is, However I strongly recommend you try out Saints Row and Sleeping Dogs first if you haven't already because those two games deserve more praise than this one.
    Still, this game is far from bad and shame on the people who say otherwise.    … Expand
  36. MaskedMetal01
    Jul 7, 2014
    7
    I'll be honest. I didn't like this game all that much. I didn't get into depth with all the main characters. The hacking was a good concept but the story was lackluster. The driving mechanics were passable.
    The graphics downgrade was disappointing, but at least it could be re-enabled through a mod for PC.
    I liked the gunfight mechanics. I liked how you could go for either guns blazing    I'll be honest. I didn't like this game all that much. I didn't get into depth with all the main characters. The hacking was a good concept but the story was lackluster. The driving mechanics were passable.
    The graphics downgrade was disappointing, but at least it could be re-enabled through a mod for PC.

    I liked the gunfight mechanics. I liked how you could go for either guns blazing or choose stealth.
    The cut scenes are some of the best I've seen in a video game, very cinematic. Animations are really good, especially of that of NPCs, disregarding some.

    Side missions, at first, seemed nice, but they get really repetitive later on.

    Overall, the hype surrounding the game kinda made it a disappointment, but it was definitely enjoyable.    … Expand
  37. Dunge
    Jul 7, 2014
    8
    This game is very good and people complaints are over-exaggerated. "It's just a GTA" JUST? Do you have any idea how complex is a game of this type? "It require DX10", damn, DX10 exist since 7years, are you just crazy not to have a card supporting it yet? "It's a console port", what makes it one? It play perfectly on my PC. The fact that you complain about it being a console port and aboutThis game is very good and people complaints are over-exaggerated. "It's just a GTA" JUST? Do you have any idea how complex is a game of this type? "It require DX10", damn, DX10 exist since 7years, are you just crazy not to have a card supporting it yet? "It's a console port", what makes it one? It play perfectly on my PC. The fact that you complain about it being a console port and about it requiring a high-end computer to run are quite contradictory. I love the game, and completed it to 100%. Nice story, nice map, nice action.… Expand
  38. billtoledo567
    Jul 7, 2014
    1
    I have a very capable PC (I7 4960X 3.6GHZ 6 CORE 15MB, G.SKILL 32 GB 1866MHZ DDR3 - RIPJAWS,ASUS X79 DELUXE MOTHERBOARD,EVGA GEFORCE GTX TITAN BLACK - 6GB, etc) so my PC is not a problem...this game sucks as much of the game is dependent on driving, and this game fails miserably...there is NO CONTROL over the driving using mouse and keyboard, no way to modify it, its either throttle upI have a very capable PC (I7 4960X 3.6GHZ 6 CORE 15MB, G.SKILL 32 GB 1866MHZ DDR3 - RIPJAWS,ASUS X79 DELUXE MOTHERBOARD,EVGA GEFORCE GTX TITAN BLACK - 6GB, etc) so my PC is not a problem...this game sucks as much of the game is dependent on driving, and this game fails miserably...there is NO CONTROL over the driving using mouse and keyboard, no way to modify it, its either throttle up full speed like a rocket, and crash into everything...the driving controls ruin this game and I have wasted $60 as a result...I would caution anyone considering this game to buy something else...this is absolutely the worst PC game I have ever owned and it does NOT live up to its advertised hype… Expand
  39. Llaerrick
    Jul 7, 2014
    7
    having spent a lot more time on this (after initially reviewing it at a 6), i've decided to do a second review and up the score to a 7 (edging closer to a 7.5). yes there are some issues in the game. but in terms of Single Player game-play, i've not had much performance issues of bugs. SP is somewhat enjoyable and while the hacking itself is limited to either contextual button-pressing orhaving spent a lot more time on this (after initially reviewing it at a 6), i've decided to do a second review and up the score to a 7 (edging closer to a 7.5). yes there are some issues in the game. but in terms of Single Player game-play, i've not had much performance issues of bugs. SP is somewhat enjoyable and while the hacking itself is limited to either contextual button-pressing or puzzle-solving, it's the contextual use of the hacking abilities/tools that make the game fun. of course, you could pretty much just run around and shoot things GTA-style but that isnt the essence of the game and isnt remotely fun. on the other hand, using environmental hazards/contextual hacking to accomplish the mission is far more fun and fulfilling. what makes this game really stand-out is the online multi-player integration. the online aspects and modes fit in very well with the theme and background of the game. online invasions and the threat of invasions from other online players is compelling and adds a lot of zing to the game. unfortunately, there should be slightly better online integration (or some filters that can be toggled allowing you to join/invade players of an acceptable ping). but overall, still enjoying it after considerable play-time.… Expand
  40. Yaysuz
    Jul 6, 2014
    0
    What an absolute disgrace of a game! Saying **** You" to everyone who is playing it. Absolutely sickening. Did not even deliver what they promised us.
  41. skeezy
    Jul 6, 2014
    6
    Watch Dogs does a lot right and has a few game-play mechanics that may seem original but, fall short of their potential. The sneak system is just like Farcry 3's and shares a lot of the same environment style elements of assassins creed, mix that with extremely repetitive missions and you have Watch Dogs. This game has a lot of potential but, it just isn't there yet.
  42. alfuzz
    Jul 6, 2014
    1
    Watch Dogs was a complete disappointment to me.
    This game is basically just another GTA clone, with some quick-time event "hacking" thrown in. I'm serious, the "hacking" consists of holding a key/button. That's it! No minigame or anything creative like that - there isn't even any real challenge to the hacking, just hold a key and you're done most of the time. Considering that this is    Watch Dogs was a complete disappointment to me.
    This game is basically just another GTA clone, with some quick-time event "hacking" thrown in. I'm serious, the "hacking" consists of holding a key/button. That's it! No minigame or anything creative like that - there isn't even any real challenge to the hacking, just hold a key and you're done most of the time. Considering that this is one of the main selling points of the game, that is a huge let down.
    The AI seems quite stupid for a modern game, and it gets stale very fast.
    It is clear from both the massive number of bugs/performance issues as well as the simplified gameplay that this is yet another terrible console port.
    Also forces you to use uPlay, which automatically deducts points in my opinion!

    All in all, don't waste your money unless it's in a sale.    … Expand
  43. cwepahguy225
    Jul 5, 2014
    5
    It wasn't as fun as I thought. Not nearly. The police attack you even if you didn't do anything, and the cars suck. Also there isn't much to hack early on in the game, and it's so hard, so it gets boring.
  44. safteygamerpro
    Jul 5, 2014
    4
    how did this game get such good ratings it was a terrible plot no fist fighting terrible driving way too easy hacking way to easy killing civilians (one shot anywhere) but i had a blast at the very beginning of the game running from cops hacking crap saving people from crimes but after a while its just way to repetitive
  45. ApcehCraft
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    Game is perfect. 10/10 It's not 11/10 like games I've played (Assassin's Creed for example), but people hate CARS, cars in Watch Dogs are good, if you know how to use FOCUS skill (CTRL after it's unlocked), they think Watch Dogs has something with Sleeping Dogs because of name, WHAT?! Or with GTA because this game has (functional, unlike gta) open world! Are you that dumb? This game isn'tGame is perfect. 10/10 It's not 11/10 like games I've played (Assassin's Creed for example), but people hate CARS, cars in Watch Dogs are good, if you know how to use FOCUS skill (CTRL after it's unlocked), they think Watch Dogs has something with Sleeping Dogs because of name, WHAT?! Or with GTA because this game has (functional, unlike gta) open world! Are you that dumb? This game isn't a new king of the open world shooters in third person, but it's awesome on it's own! With it's beautiful story! Not with some comparing between it and some other game!

    Watch Dogs is love.
    Watch Dogs is life.    … Expand
  46. Alecmoon
    Jul 5, 2014
    9
    The game has performance issues on PC, but it is not a bad game, the game has great quality graphics, immersion, good script and excellent gameplay. The physical vehicle is simple, but nothing that detracts from gameplay. Many negative reviews are given by the hype created at E3 2012, but even so the game deserves that where negative critics.
  47. skeith
    Jul 5, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be fair, this game is not as good as GTA V, but it is still a very decent game. No many games are playable if you always compare them to the greatest games. I really hope this game will grow in the future and offer more to things do in-game.

    Pros
    Some unique city interactions, providing different kind of chasing/ escape gameplay.
    Great stealth game-play compare to most open-world games.
    Beautiful world. I know its not great, but beautiful still.

    Con
    Very bad PC version. I have a decent PC and I still need to run it on medium settings. Hope this will be fixed
    Rather boring characters.
    Short story.
    Side quests are boring. ( I had high hope for the serial killer, but in the end its just another crime prevention.)    … Expand
  48. ImFarza
    Jul 4, 2014
    3
    It's fun to play for a few days but after that it's nothing more to do.
    The missions get you stuck, The side missions are almost all the same.
    I won't buy this now. Maybe if they add some DLC's or more updates

    Negatives:
    NPC calling 911 system fails (Too OP)
    Nothing to do in the city (Only A few games)
    Not so many cars
  49. justhepark
    Jul 3, 2014
    1
    Oh look! Another GTA V clone! Watch Dogs, with all this hype, you gave this piece of garbage, what a waste of money. Do not buy this game, it is totally not worth your money.
  50. Vadim1989
    Jul 2, 2014
    0
    Russian: Вы помните уёбищную оптимизацию GTA IV для ПК? Оптимизация Watch Dogs ещё уёбищнее!
    Вы помните геймплей с Е3 2012? Это просто наебалово!
    Уёбищный сюжет. Уёбищная физика. Уёбищное управление. Скучные и повторяющиеся миссии. Уёбищный геймплей. Уёбищная концовка. Уёбищный хакинг. Безмозглые NPC. Press X to Hack. Дохуя багов! Что за факт? Эта игра просто наебалово! English: You    Russian: Вы помните уёбищную оптимизацию GTA IV для ПК? Оптимизация Watch Dogs ещё уёбищнее!
    Вы помните геймплей с Е3 2012? Это просто наебалово!
    Уёбищный сюжет. Уёбищная физика. Уёбищное управление. Скучные и повторяющиеся миссии. Уёбищный геймплей. Уёбищная концовка. Уёбищный хакинг. Безмозглые NPC. Press X to Hack. Дохуя багов!
    Что за факт? Эта игра просто наебалово!
    English: You remember the terrible optimization GTA IV for PC? Watch Dogs optimization in even worse!
    Do you remember the gameplay from E3 2012? This game is a lie!
    Poor story. Terrible physics. Horrible driving. Boring and repetitive missions. Boring gameplay. Stupid ending. Boring hacking. Stupid AI. Press X to Hack. A lot of bugs and glitches!
    What the Fuсk? This game is just disappointing!    … Expand
  51. McHagge
    Jul 2, 2014
    3
    So basically it is just GTA with a hacker theme.
    The online modes it provides are:
    -Checking the city with your friends (no objectives and stuff, so basically you have nothing to do) -Hide'n'seek -Hide'n'seek (just a little bit different) -Car Race -Team Coop I played the game for two days and got bored of it pretty quick. Alot of things in the game doesn't make ANY sense at all,    So basically it is just GTA with a hacker theme.
    The online modes it provides are:
    -Checking the city with your friends (no objectives and stuff, so basically you have nothing to do)
    -Hide'n'seek
    -Hide'n'seek (just a little bit different)
    -Car Race
    -Team Coop
    I played the game for two days and got bored of it pretty quick. Alot of things in the game doesn't make ANY sense at all, not just lorewise but technically (Yeah I hack the phone of my sister, she stands right next to me and she sounds like she is talking trough the phone, there is no 2nd voiceover for her while standing next to her - NPCs attack you but ignore passengers, for not a damn reason and so on.)
    The missions seem pretty repetativ and so does the gameplay.
    I would not recomment this game to anyone, expect people who LOVE GTA games. But even though there are much better games.
    What bothers me the most is the schedule they got and the game is still buggy and stuff. (So it was just for marketing reasons as far as I assume)    … Expand
  52. AlexTaranov
    Jul 2, 2014
    4
    Всё сделано слишком плохо.Всё,что есть интересного в этой игре - задумка.
    Не думаю,что перечислить все недостатки игры я смогу,а вот плюсы ещё уложусь.
    + На ультре игра выглядит красиво ; +Интересная задумка (но слишком кривой сюжет :( ) ; +Интересно исследовать Чикаго ; +Хорошая музыка :D .    Всё сделано слишком плохо.Всё,что есть интересного в этой игре - задумка.
    Не думаю,что перечислить все недостатки игры я смогу,а вот плюсы ещё уложусь.

    + На ультре игра выглядит красиво ;
    +Интересная задумка (но слишком кривой сюжет :( ) ;
    +Интересно исследовать Чикаго ;
    +Хорошая музыка :D .
  53. Davidtiger
    Jul 1, 2014
    10
    +Heartwarming story! (I was crying couple times)
    +Beautiful graphics!
    +Extremal gameplay!
    +Great artificial intelligence!

    - A little count of bugs! (but they are also funny)
  54. LittleL0L
    Jul 1, 2014
    10
    People haven't dreamed about a game like this. This is beyond the doubt, the most intense world-open game I have ever played.

    It struggles when you're driving to bigger city points, the frame-rate drops when you're using low settings, although I have no problems when using high textures. I have no problems with the story-line, it's takes a while to complete but yet fine.
  55. xtr0163
    Jul 1, 2014
    10
    Ich kann dieses game euch nur empfehlen zu kaufen 10 Score für die geile Grafik
    die steuerung ist nicht jeden sein ding kann aber kann eingestellt werden
    Autos grafik top musik top Polizei extrem hard kaufen einfach. Info Zitat Hersteller sagt. für die Leute die das game nicht spielen können mit ihren alten grafikkarten der Hersteller sagt mann soll 3 grafik Updates abwarten    Ich kann dieses game euch nur empfehlen zu kaufen 10 Score für die geile Grafik
    die steuerung ist nicht jeden sein ding kann aber kann eingestellt werden
    Autos grafik top musik top Polizei extrem hard kaufen einfach.

    Info Zitat Hersteller sagt.

    für die Leute die das game nicht spielen können mit ihren alten grafikkarten der Hersteller sagt
    mann soll 3 grafik Updates abwarten neue Updates sind in Arbeit wir waren eben schneller als die grafik Hersteller nur nvydia hat mit uns zusammen gearbeitet .

    Viel Spass ...

    I can only recommend this game to buy 10 score for the great graphics
    the control is not every thing can be but can be adjusted
    Car graphic top music top police extremely hard simply buy.

    Info Quote manufacturer says.

    for people who can not play the game with their old graphics card, the manufacturer says
    man should wait 3 graphics updates new updates are in progress, we were just faster than the graphics-maker has only nvydia worked with us.

    Have fun.    … Expand
  56. Hckngrtfakt
    Jun 30, 2014
    0
    As other user critics have said, this game is boring and repetitive,...
    Graphics are sub-par, and the game play is... missing, there's just none.

    Bought the game played it for a good 3 days to give it a good chance but had to re-sell it on cragislist.
    Not.Worth.The.Money !!!
  57. grungebob
    Jun 30, 2014
    8
    This game is fun. I have always been a fan of the open-world / GTA type of games, and this one takes that and adds a new element.

    The problem solving aspect of some of the missions / side-missions make it fun. The element that it's a single player game until someone calls in a hit on you adds a great multi-player aspect in the single player mode is fun. The multi-player hacking adds    This game is fun. I have always been a fan of the open-world / GTA type of games, and this one takes that and adds a new element.

    The problem solving aspect of some of the missions / side-missions make it fun. The element that it's a single player game until someone calls in a hit on you adds a great multi-player aspect in the single player mode is fun. The multi-player hacking adds excitement to a single player story game. The side-missions like the QR Code solving make you really think compared to other open-world games trying to find those hard to find cameras. Makes you think outside the box.

    Yes, there is some things that are not great about it... the driving at first felt like I was driving a semi-truck... now I figured it out better and treat it as a drifting game. I can easily win any get away missions or multi-player races. People... think outside the box. I do agree having a pipes game is a horrible add to hack into security. It just doesn't make sense. Also, there is some minor 3D building issues I have run across... but just minor. Not the hype problems the video game media is saying.

    I highly recommend if you want a problem solving, mini multi-player open world game. I'm hoping that the DLC is as good in the future.

    ...And a note, if you are having technical issues with the game not working, Upgrade Your Machine! I haven't had one problem and I'm running on a 30" Dell Monitor at 2560x1600 with a single NVidia 770 GTX.    … Expand
  58. FantasicGamer
    Jun 29, 2014
    0
    It seems Ubisoft never make a game with a charming story. This game is just like AC4, in which the story should be great, if it follows the way of what is depicted in the trailer. Unfortunately, this game fails in the same way as AC4, with a poor story completely deviated from the one mentioned in trailer.

    Lazy works can be clearly observed in this game. There are great deviations in    It seems Ubisoft never make a game with a charming story. This game is just like AC4, in which the story should be great, if it follows the way of what is depicted in the trailer. Unfortunately, this game fails in the same way as AC4, with a poor story completely deviated from the one mentioned in trailer.

    Lazy works can be clearly observed in this game. There are great deviations in lighting from various environment, either too dark or bright. Vehicles or NPCs get jammed in street. Crazy physic like people or vehicle flying like a rocket when being hit, is also present in this game.

    The game mechanic is also an epic failure. The character animations and control are apparently direct clones from AC4 and Splinter Cell Blacklist. The hacking and driving mechanics are both laughable, you can just play the game as a mediocre TPS without any compromise in mission objective, in the ways limited by the developer, e.g. can't shoot when driving vehicle.

    I won't talk more about the technical issues of this game, as it is mentioned by other reviewers many times already.

    Basically, PC players are doomed due to some "nice" works by their "beloved" developers.

    A game of such low quality with intention to play trick on PC players, can even break the sales record of the developers. Do you think that it is ridiculous? This presents a serious problem in the game community. Buyers, please learn to read the reviews, don't believe the trailer blindly and just pre-order. And most importantly, do not forget what the unethical companies have done to you, and boycott them in future.    … Expand
  59. tadashii1004
    Jun 29, 2014
    2
    Watchdogs = only GTA with Hacker's theme... Graphics are good, story correct but gameplay is awful. Driving is painful, especially when you need to drive like a mad to avoid police car or winning a race but you also need to avoid killing civilians with a limited time to do the mission... the stealth part is just useless, just take a gun and shoot people... disappointing
  60. MetalDude185
    Jun 29, 2014
    3
    Let's start with the bloody obvious. The state of the PC version is a joke. The lighting is hideously flat and a filthy monochrome in most scenes, as opposed to what we saw at E3 two years ago. It has hideously outdated particle effects and shadows. Yes, the water looks great, but that doesn't count when there is no setting in the entire game that makes it run at at least 60fps on myLet's start with the bloody obvious. The state of the PC version is a joke. The lighting is hideously flat and a filthy monochrome in most scenes, as opposed to what we saw at E3 two years ago. It has hideously outdated particle effects and shadows. Yes, the water looks great, but that doesn't count when there is no setting in the entire game that makes it run at at least 60fps on my high-end PC. In some places I felt like I was playing GTA IV. The pop-in in the open world is so terrible that it interferes with gameplay, especially when driving at high speeds. Weeks after its release there's still no patch out.

    Now for the gameplay, the hacking is has turned out to be a gimmick that becomes tired in the first few hours you actually get to play with it. There are some interesting things you can do with it but those become boring after you've seen them a few times and most things you do with it are executed by just holding down a button for a second. Other than that, there are serviceable driving mechanics in place, but there's very little to do with it, as everything in the gameworld just has nothing interesting to offer you, not to mention that the graphics are so bad that it doesn't even have the entertainment value of just looking at the scenery, like you could do if it was just a boring game with great visuals.
    Also it has semi-cover-based shooting mechanics, but there's just no punch to it and it's usually just frustrating to "play", especially when the framerate runs like a turtle.

    The story is clichéd and the main "character" is not even just unrelatable, he's boring and hasn't got a single sign of a personality or character trait, but it's not presented in any way in which we could roleplay as our own. The game clearly thinks it's got an interesting character loaded with personality and a heavy emotional story, but it just falls flat on its face, because there is no character or actual strong emotional development to any of it.

    This game would have been a huge dissapointment, if I would have been invested in the hype, so at least it didn't hurt me there, but what we have is still a hugely boring and noticeably overhyped "Triple-A" game, with a terrible PC version.    … Expand
  61. grimdar00
    Jun 28, 2014
    4
    Firstly, I've been quite surprised at the favorable reviews from the "critics", I'm glad Metacritic exists so people can see the real reviews.
    This game is complete crap. I will be upfront and honest because Ubisoft sold this game as the "biggest next-gen title" ever. They basically created a sandbox city and threw in redundent quests here and there. A lot of people have already mentioned    Firstly, I've been quite surprised at the favorable reviews from the "critics", I'm glad Metacritic exists so people can see the real reviews.
    This game is complete crap. I will be upfront and honest because Ubisoft sold this game as the "biggest next-gen title" ever. They basically created a sandbox city and threw in redundent quests here and there. A lot of people have already mentioned sh** physics and and disappointing graphics so I will mention a few things a lot of people haven't said...

    There are so many inconsistencies with the story and the main character I don't know where to even begin. Clearly the game designers intended to create a "good guy", yet in many missions he's on a terrorist rampage. The side missions will drive you absolutely NUTS. You gather money and spend time acquiring guns, yet in many missions, you will fail unless you specifically just "knock out" the bad guy. Are you kidding me?
    In one mission, you can hide from the cops by simply ducking in your car, yet in the rest of the game the cops magically know your position when they're looking for you. Even though you appear completely anonymous by the CTOS system.
    The city itself feels like a clockwork machine rather than a real life city. The pedestrians are generic, the UI drivers are probably the worse coded drivers ever who don't react to anything. Oh an explosion? No problem, I'll just calmly driver around it.
    I could actually go on a lot more, but unfortunately I've wasted my time enough on this game. NOT RECOMMENDED.    … Expand
  62. robni2852
    Jun 27, 2014
    6
    With a story that is just laughably (not in a good way), driving physics which make it seem like Chicago is covered in thick layers of oil, hacking tools that simply boil down to 'push x to awesome', and all the other baggage that comes with it being an Ubisoft game, this game is simply not very inspired, and at times, incredibly dull. While the hacking is simple, it can be fun at times,With a story that is just laughably (not in a good way), driving physics which make it seem like Chicago is covered in thick layers of oil, hacking tools that simply boil down to 'push x to awesome', and all the other baggage that comes with it being an Ubisoft game, this game is simply not very inspired, and at times, incredibly dull. While the hacking is simple, it can be fun at times, and there is some enjoyment in using hacking effectively to get away from cops, or catch people you are chasing. And doing all the Watchtowers just using the cameras was a fun puzzle to solve.
    But the game falls so far short in many other places that it just isn't that great taken as a whole.

    Buy in the bargain bin, and you'll feel much better about it. .    … Expand
  63. gnad1992
    Jun 27, 2014
    1
    Complete garbage. Even if you're playing with Ultra settings, you won't like this game. Physics are horrible, driving is painful and gunfights/hacking is no fun at all. Avoid at all cost. If you're planning to buy this game, think again, and wait for GTA V PC / next gen edition.
  64. xTobyMc
    Jun 27, 2014
    4
    The game is okay, but the poor optimisation has ruined it for so many people. Running a GTX 780 the game barely keeps a stable frame rate on the lowest settings. There's also frame stutter at all times when driving and the game keeps crashing. In fact, I'm about 10 hours into the game and I can't continue the main storyline because it crashes every time. I'm thoroughly disappointed withThe game is okay, but the poor optimisation has ruined it for so many people. Running a GTX 780 the game barely keeps a stable frame rate on the lowest settings. There's also frame stutter at all times when driving and the game keeps crashing. In fact, I'm about 10 hours into the game and I can't continue the main storyline because it crashes every time. I'm thoroughly disappointed with Watch Dogs as it was looking to be one of the best games of the year. The game isn't even that exciting either. The story gets fairly boring, enemies are extremely weak, whilst the police are ridiculously hard to get away from. The whole idea of hacking everything around you isn't that much fun either. I'll be honest, I'm not even that annoyed that the game crashes so much that I can't play it any more. I'd probably stop playing it anyway, it doesn't excite me at all. I look forward to GTA V coming to PC, it will be much better than this for the genre.… Expand
  65. Hermes_tri
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    The score is 9.5 - rounded to 10. This is a masterpiece of a game - and thats coming from a guy who haates recent GTA iterations. This game is so varied and full of content its incredible:

    You have: 1. Variety of cars, motorcycles and boats to drive around causing havoc or just enjoying the speed, and just travelling of course. 2. Trains - i love trains, you can ride in them, ride    The score is 9.5 - rounded to 10. This is a masterpiece of a game - and thats coming from a guy who haates recent GTA iterations. This game is so varied and full of content its incredible:

    You have:

    1. Variety of cars, motorcycles and boats to drive around causing havoc or just enjoying the speed, and just travelling of course.
    2. Trains - i love trains, you can ride in them, ride on them, hack them and blend with passengers in them.
    3. Hacking - everything - from bridges to car alarms to grenades to steam pipes to police helicopters to cameras...awesome stuff, and easy to do on the go.
    4. Firefights - gunning baddies, not necessarily fatally - shooting knees neutralizes them,for peaceful amongst us. You can avoid most of the combat through smart stealth. Cover system is solid.
    5. Puzzles
    6, Minigames - lots of them, and fun ones!
    7. Narrative and voice acting
    8. The best multiplayer I have ever played - you have to see it to believe it, pairing people in different scenarious, even with players on mobile phones with a special app!

    I can't say enough good things about that game - there are negatives too.

    Main character is too .... two sided. Game is not sure whether it wants him to be good protector of innocent or just an **** murdering people for no reason. His character is a bit flat too, graphics is a bit average(google the worse mod - makes the game look 10 times better and stutter less), and some missions are bit repetitive.

    9.5/10    … Expand
  66. sokishi
    Jun 26, 2014
    8
    With Watch Dogs you have so many reviews each saying that they had bugs and graphical issues and problems with uplay. In my own experience with this game, it started off rather badly I couldn't update uplay like the rest of the masses however I kept trying again and again until finally I managed to get into the game, Firstly the game does have bugs; graphical pop outs and weird texturesWith Watch Dogs you have so many reviews each saying that they had bugs and graphical issues and problems with uplay. In my own experience with this game, it started off rather badly I couldn't update uplay like the rest of the masses however I kept trying again and again until finally I managed to get into the game, Firstly the game does have bugs; graphical pop outs and weird textures materializing from nowhere. The story is not bad but nothing special. I managed to finish the game in a few days so in terms of campaign content there 20+ hours in there, What I enjoyed most was the free roam; There are so many things that are destructible in this game as well as a good amount of cars to choose from. I felt that I could waste away hours just fooling around.

    Pro (IMO)
    : Decent Graphics + Physics
    - Good Amount of side content
    - Rather Enjoyable game play
    - Awesome Free-roam

    Cons (IMO)
    - The UPLAY experience
    - Texture pop ins
    - Mediocre Story

    In my honest opinion I feel that this game deserves way more than the 3-5 people have been giving it as I enjoyed it to a good extent so I will be giving it a 8/10 :)    … Expand
  67. dysmondo
    Jun 25, 2014
    8
    STOP GIVING IT 0s(sorry, normal people that was for the MILLIONS OF PEOPLE with MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS that only give ONE REVIEW, usually a 0/10)anyway, I enjoyed it, the police call system was a nice touch, and the city felt alive. The stealth and combat were good, and i enjoyed the hacking for what it was. No, it wasn't what was promised, but i had a lot of fun with it, and that's what really matters
  68. jade
    Jun 25, 2014
    8
    This game did not crash on me once, so if other reviews complain about that, it doesn't happen to everyone. I run NVidia/intel.

    The game seemed like a mash-up of Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and other sandbox games. I found it entertaining, and couldn't help but rush towards the finale as I progressed. There are numerous mini-games, and I found myself completing more    This game did not crash on me once, so if other reviews complain about that, it doesn't happen to everyone. I run NVidia/intel.

    The game seemed like a mash-up of Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and other sandbox games. I found it entertaining, and couldn't help but rush towards the finale as I progressed. There are numerous mini-games, and I found myself completing more than I had expected.

    This is not a "realistic" game, hacking did not involve searching memory for pointers and references, but a simple mini-puzzle. Cars where extremely resilient when you drove them, and the physics were definitely comic. However, that made it more fun.

    Gameplay seemed most fun as I tried to sneak through the majority of the hostile areas, but then resulted in Max Payne slow motion gun fights towards the end. I found it very entertaining.

    This was a fairly solid game, the worst thing I can say about it was the pre-release hype which was so obviously BS. I'm glad I bought this game, I really enjoyed putting down the main antagonists at the end. Why do we have so many Trolls?!?    … Expand
  69. Trance
    Jun 25, 2014
    7
    Great game, horrible performance, steep requirements.

    Most people complain about the games driving, not me it's nothing revolutionary but it does the trick. Pretty game to look at if you have the right hardware, deep and engaging storyline, protagonist is intriguing. The hacking isn't perfect but it works and gives you a real sense of control. The open-world seems a little similar to    Great game, horrible performance, steep requirements.

    Most people complain about the games driving, not me it's nothing revolutionary but it does the trick. Pretty game to look at if you have the right hardware, deep and engaging storyline, protagonist is intriguing.

    The hacking isn't perfect but it works and gives you a real sense of control. The open-world seems a little similar to GTA IV just denser and it's fitting for the game.    … Expand
  70. M_Alamri
    Jun 25, 2014
    0
    I've given this game a low score because it's the worse optimized AAA title in recent past. To make things worse, the patch released by ubisoft made stuttering worse on SLI rigs. And just overall the game screams of poor optimization, I mean why does it need more than 2gb vram for textures that look like they were taken from the N64? I'm never buying a Ubisoft game on launch again and II've given this game a low score because it's the worse optimized AAA title in recent past. To make things worse, the patch released by ubisoft made stuttering worse on SLI rigs. And just overall the game screams of poor optimization, I mean why does it need more than 2gb vram for textures that look like they were taken from the N64? I'm never buying a Ubisoft game on launch again and I hope others do the same. We shouldn't let this one slide.… Expand
  71. PcGamer1990
    Jun 25, 2014
    0
    Well it was a boring game.Im glad it ended i was just playing to finish it...Very common story and u could predict it easily.Not to mention the graphics section , it was like a tank full of holes...Stuttering , fps drop for not so "wow" graphics...And to mention that it reminded a copy of GTA 3.It was like playing GTA 3..Not to mention the propaganda part where CTos2.0 was going to helpWell it was a boring game.Im glad it ended i was just playing to finish it...Very common story and u could predict it easily.Not to mention the graphics section , it was like a tank full of holes...Stuttering , fps drop for not so "wow" graphics...And to mention that it reminded a copy of GTA 3.It was like playing GTA 3..Not to mention the propaganda part where CTos2.0 was going to help the community in chicago by spectating the whole world throught cameras...0 privacy?...Anyway nothing good on it.Neither graphics nor plot.… Expand
  72. praiseGod777
    Jun 25, 2014
    7
    as I'm writing this review, it's current user score is 4.6. I am tempted to give it a 10 just to counter-balance that, but I won't... I *think* it's probably a function of the game having been over-hyped so that people are feeling let down by it and are trashing it... but I just played through the game, and I found it very enjoyable... it's true, the driving is pretty awful until you getas I'm writing this review, it's current user score is 4.6. I am tempted to give it a 10 just to counter-balance that, but I won't... I *think* it's probably a function of the game having been over-hyped so that people are feeling let down by it and are trashing it... but I just played through the game, and I found it very enjoyable... it's true, the driving is pretty awful until you get the hang of it... I did after a while, and then it wasn't quite as bad... but there are several things about the game that are lacking, and yet I still found it very entertaining... I probably wouldn't recommend buying it for $60, but if you see it on sale for $30, I personally think it's worth it

    Cons: the driving could have been much better, the game is a resource hog (with 12GB of RAM, I had to reenable swapping on my system in order to be able to play it), police chases can be extremely frustrating (especially with the helicopters with snipers)

    Pros: I personally enjoyed the story and although the missions were repetitive, I still enjoyed playing through them, the game looks and feels great if you've got the hardware to run it, the side challenges can be fun and challenging, and they do offer some benefit to the game play... this includes the various investigations, etc...    … Expand
  73. DrZeroLag
    Jun 25, 2014
    9
    The game is pretty cool. Compared to GTA V, this game pales. But although the game isn't perfect, I can't say it's not a good game. Yes, I quickly finished it, but the concept is innovative and I like the game. We can wait a Watch Dogs 2 fixing any small defects.
  74. apt
    Jun 25, 2014
    9
    Fantastic game. Forget the critical reviews- if you want to have some fun pick this up. Its a great mix of Assassins Creed, Batman Arkham City & GTA 4. Difficult to stop playing thisonce I start ! But to enjoy this please keep all the hype aside.
  75. Fritteee
    Jun 24, 2014
    0
    The only good thing in this game is the story, all the other things is really bad. Please be prepared to be frustrated, angry, cursing all the time at this game if you want give up 30h of your life when you can do something much better, for example, looking into to the wall for 30h, which is a much better way to waste your time. I don't recommend this game so don't play it!
  76. Atik16209
    Jun 24, 2014
    1
    Physics are VERY bad, definitely not next-gen or 2014. Gameplay and storyline are bad as well. Graphics are not even close to what was shown. The old GTA IV without any mods can easily compete with this game
  77. maximilianschme
    Jun 24, 2014
    5
    I am disapointed...since the E3 2013 i was so excited for this game, an open world hacking game with a nice vehicle physics!
    So i pre-ordered this game...on release i played it...and it was terrible!
    Don't get me wrong, the singleplayer story isn't bad and it is some kind of fun, i mean you always feel like superman with all the powers you got (slow motion, hacking with one button,    I am disapointed...since the E3 2013 i was so excited for this game, an open world hacking game with a nice vehicle physics!
    So i pre-ordered this game...on release i played it...and it was terrible!
    Don't get me wrong, the singleplayer story isn't bad and it is some kind of fun, i mean you always feel like superman with all the powers you got (slow motion, hacking with one button, youcan buy every weapon/item at the start of the game).
    Okay first i will say something about the positives.
    The multiplayer is some kind of nice, no extra loadscreens, you sometimes doesn't even notice it at first.
    The graphics are very nice at night, at day it is "okay" not really nice but it could be worse.
    And i really like, that you really can move into a train, not just "press a button" and see the train in third person like in e.g. GTA IV.
    The shops are very detailed, you have bunch of minigames, there really nice for a short time.
    Also i like the diffrent informations and easter eggs about the people walking in the city.

    But now the worst part of the game...uff where do i start, there is so many.
    The whole world is boring, you can't do something, every building is CLOSED, you can only move into the few shops and THATS IT!? Even in GTA IV you could move in a LOT of Buildings, but in Watch dogs, it's like the whole city is just a background for a movie...and thats how it feel, empty city, just random people.
    Oh and if i talk about people, the "dynamic" missions you can start with people are like 99% the same and totaly Random, only your reputation will increase or decrease if you hurt some civilian.
    And thats the other point, why is there an reputation system? i hate it, it was annyoing in every other game...who decided what is good and what not? I mean cops can kill people and nothing happend.
    Oh Cops, they have a aimbot, they hit you no matter what, but there also very stupid, i think it is because the Console is the lead plattform...
    The weapon handling is not fun, it is way to much, the game really forces you to invest your poinst into the skills, so the weapons are not recoil so extreme.
    The Car physics are worst, it is very arcadig, like some very old need for speed game, you have the feeling driving a box with like no kind of real physics.
    Oh and the car-damagesystem you saw in the E3 presentation? forget it, even Saints'row games have a way better car-damagesystem.
    This game is terrible...i am a big fan of open world games, i love to explore the city, driving arround, i loved to do this in the gta series, because the car physics, the npc physics and the car-damagemodel were amazing, watch dogs has something from the 90s..    … Expand
  78. Pots_Talos
    Jun 23, 2014
    6
    Fun but forgettable. Very clunky controls with keyboard and mouse makes playing with a controller a must. Since UPlay is also attached to it I rated the game a point lower.
  79. DemonicSoul
    Jun 23, 2014
    7
    Story:
    You play as Aiden Pierce, a grey hat hacker and vigilante. After a tragic accident kills his niece Lena, Aiden seeks to bring his own kind of justice to the people responsible, all while protecting his sister Nicole and nephew Jackson. Honestly, the story here is your generic revenge story mixed in with a "Taken" style kidnapping plot. You'll be able to predict this story and    Story:
    You play as Aiden Pierce, a grey hat hacker and vigilante. After a tragic accident kills his niece Lena, Aiden seeks to bring his own kind of justice to the people responsible, all while protecting his sister Nicole and nephew Jackson. Honestly, the story here is your generic revenge story mixed in with a "Taken" style kidnapping plot. You'll be able to predict this story and there's no plot twist here. Another problem is that it takes awhile until the story begins to pick up some steam. The entire 1st act along with half of the 2nd act felt boring and actually made me stop playing the game for a few days because I'd rather play something else instead. The 3rd act is where things finally got interesting but the ending also felt like a disappointing conclusion to the 30 plus hour plot. Aiden is also a pretty boring hero. He isn't as boring as a mute protagonist but he has no interesting personality traits and he often does a poor man's Christian Bale Batman impression. The side characters are WAY more interesting than Aiden since they have more personality in them, more charm, and some of them have a good backstory. On a side note, why didn't they resolve Poppy's side plot well enough? It felt so unfinished to have an interesting character for only 1 mission then to just throw it away like that. Overall, the story here is bad and Aiden is a boring hero. If the sequel is being planned, give us a more interesting hero Ubisoft. 4/10

    Gameplay:
    Watch Dogs's main selling point is in the hacking, and they did a solid job on delivering on that promise. With the help of some skills, you'll be able to hack objects like cameras, blockers, spikes, traffic lights, steam pipes, generators, and more. As said, you can unlock skill points via leveling up, or completing gang hideouts which are infiltrating a gang hideout and incapacitating the leader(s). You can use these skill points to unlock skills for hacking, driving, combat, and crafting. The crafting in this game contains a good variety of new gadgets to mess around with. You can craft devices that cause blackouts, jam nearby electronics (essential if you want to avoid the cops), IED mines, grenades, and pills that increase your focus. Focus is a feature that lets you slow down time while you're shooting, driving, or on foot. Think of Michael and Franklin's abilities from GTA 5 mixed together. Like with other Ubisoft games, there are a ton of activities to do outside the main story. You can hack cTOS towers to reveal items on your minimap (sound familiar?), take over cTOS control centers (also sound familiar?), solve crimes, complete gang hideouts and criminal convoys, hack into surveillance equipment and spy on other NPCs for a short period of time, and more. I also liked the stealth aspect of this game because instead of sneaking into a base and highlighting enemies as you infiltrate like in Far Cry 3, you can use cameras to highlight enemies, trigger noises and explosives, and generally mess around with the A.I. (go "Paranormal Activity" on them by making electrical objects go off around them). I also really liked the shooting in this game as it feels tactical compared to other open world games. Instead of going in guns blazing and shooting everything, you actually have to go behind cover and use your environment to your advantage. The driving in this game though sucks mostly due to how poor the handling is. I don't mind the arcade-y physics as it helps whenever your car crashes and trust me, you'll probably crash your car about a dozen times or more. I also DESPISED the cops in this game. They're way too accurate with their shots (I don't care about realism if it ruins the fun of a game), the helicopters are hard to get rid of unless you have the hacking skill or a grenade launcher, and since you can't shoot your gun while in a car, it can be a chore just to get away from them. There's also a lack of customization in this game as there's no gun or car customization, and the clothing options suck. There's also a reputation system if you're interested. The gameplay's fine, but its' missing some items. 7/10

    Graphics:
    On max settings, the game looks good, but they seriously downgraded it from E3. I'd suggest getting "The Worse" mod if you want more from your game. 7/10

    Sound:
    The sounds here are well made with the ACR gun sound probably being one of my favorite gun sounds in video games ever. The soundtrack is ok but it isn't as good as Saints Row or GTA. 7/10

    Multiplayer:
    There are 6 available modes here: Online hacking and tailing which are my favorites as they create good tension for both sides, Decryption which I wasn't a fan of, races, free mode, and mobile challenges which are fine alternatives. At least the multiplayer here isn't tacked on BS for once. 7/10

    Verdict: The game suffers from having too much hype and having an awful launch because of uPlay. I'd say lower your expectations and get this when the price drops.

    Rating: 7/10    … Expand
  80. volcomfrak1348
    Jun 23, 2014
    5
    apenas hay mejoras graficas respecto a las versiones de ps4-xone la gente tiene la IA de un perro con sindrome de down y encima necesitas una central nuclear para mover el puto juego, en realidad esta bastante bien durante los dos primeros dias pero luego te pasas la campaña (el protagonista es un lloros y un capullo) hackeas un puente levadizo te cansas del online en dos horas y luego teapenas hay mejoras graficas respecto a las versiones de ps4-xone la gente tiene la IA de un perro con sindrome de down y encima necesitas una central nuclear para mover el puto juego, en realidad esta bastante bien durante los dos primeros dias pero luego te pasas la campaña (el protagonista es un lloros y un capullo) hackeas un puente levadizo te cansas del online en dos horas y luego te vas cagandote en los muertos de ubisoft camino al GAME para vender el juego. en general no cumple las expectativas, en tu puta vida vas a poder jugar a la demo de la E3 2012, que era lo mejor que habias visto en tu vida.… Expand
  81. expellite
    Jun 23, 2014
    0
    Very demanding and yet cheesy visuals. What can I say? I had terrible framerate with GTX 550 Ti even when every single option was off. I shouldn't have bought this crap.
  82. themans
    Jun 23, 2014
    0
    A really terrible game with absolutely no good quality's whatsoever... I really can't even believe it was released. I can't remember a more boring pointless game even if I tried. The game delivers absolutely nothing.. Terrible vehicles handling, terrible shooting mechanics that make it feel really weird, terrible soundtrack, terrible story, terrible everything. Absolutely nothingA really terrible game with absolutely no good quality's whatsoever... I really can't even believe it was released. I can't remember a more boring pointless game even if I tried. The game delivers absolutely nothing.. Terrible vehicles handling, terrible shooting mechanics that make it feel really weird, terrible soundtrack, terrible story, terrible everything. Absolutely nothing happening in this game AT ALL. No activities to do for a supposed open world type of game... The most boring game I can ever remember playing... Wish I didn't download it so I could just sell it back.. You really can't say enough bad things about this game... A real disgrace.… Expand
  83. tnarggrant
    Jun 22, 2014
    4
    I bought the game in hopes of having an amazing time like the trailers portrayed. I DRAGGED myself through the main missions. Everything became dreary and boring. The good vs. Evil in the game doesn't really matter because whenever someone would try to call the police, I'd end up just jamming coms. The vehicles try to mimic the Grand Theft Auto Series but fails miserably. They only haveI bought the game in hopes of having an amazing time like the trailers portrayed. I DRAGGED myself through the main missions. Everything became dreary and boring. The good vs. Evil in the game doesn't really matter because whenever someone would try to call the police, I'd end up just jamming coms. The vehicles try to mimic the Grand Theft Auto Series but fails miserably. They only have about 5 unique cars and 1 type of motorcycle. This game is almost like Infamous and GTA tried to have an abortion but instead just birthed the thing and threw it in the garbage. The only redeeming qualities of this game is the multiplayer. Hacking into each players data and trying to hide is fun and overall, it's almost seamless when transitioning into each other's game.… Expand
  84. Artano
    Jun 22, 2014
    1
    - Stupid NPC
    - Horrible AI
    - Forced online side mission (I hate them beyond any measure)
    - Boring Story
    - Main character is plain and boring.
    - Awful graphics and optimisation
  85. GenericBob
    Jun 21, 2014
    3
    Released with a ridiculous number of bugs and terrible optimization driving is nigh impossible without a controller. game was delayed for 8 months already the end result is unacceptable.
  86. Potitoman
    Jun 21, 2014
    3
    Broken. Ubisoft releases another very broken game on PC. Surprise.
    Framerate issues abound, crashes while the game loads and stutter. Dear lord, the stutter.
    Once you get past that, you'll find a very, very average sandbox game with the novelty mechanic of 'hacking'. The main character is as bland as they come. He's the usual brooding, violent and morally empty anti-hero with the    Broken. Ubisoft releases another very broken game on PC. Surprise.
    Framerate issues abound, crashes while the game loads and stutter. Dear lord, the stutter.
    Once you get past that, you'll find a very, very average sandbox game with the novelty mechanic of 'hacking'.

    The main character is as bland as they come. He's the usual brooding, violent and morally empty anti-hero with the personality of a turnip that Ubisoft love creating. The hacking is laughable, simply press 'X' and you're a l33t h4ck3r. And don't get me started on the driving, it's like trying to control a watermelon while juggling fine china and having rats nibbling at your genitals while going at 100 km/h.
    That and the stutter makes it impossible.

    No. The game is a technical mess, the story and motivation of the main character are childish and considering it was released by Ubisoft, you know it will never get fixed.
    Avoid like the bubonic plague.    … Expand
  87. Amaerlyn
    Jun 21, 2014
    4
    Watch_dogs. A beatiful and detailed world with nothing interesting to do. The story is bad, the controls even worse, and missions lack proper design. I don't know what Ubisoft tried to pull with this one, but it wasn't anything that I liked, other than the graphics.
  88. vaguba
    Jun 21, 2014
    0
    This game really gives up around halfway through. The missions make absolutely no sense at all and the gameplay, although fresh and interesting, really gets stale when they repeat the same mission types over and over again just with increasing difficulty. The graphics are decent but performance suffers on PC.
  89. Ziemowit
    Jun 21, 2014
    0
    Funny requirements looks like the game! The game is not a forum for the PC as it should!
    Ubisoft overstated requirements game barely runs on a very powerful computers
  90. Kaldapas
    Jun 21, 2014
    10
    I tried gta5 after finnishing Watch Dogs, but it felt so boring and shallow in comparison. gta5 has to be one of the most overrated games in recent years. It doesnt even compare to WD.
  91. Felix207
    Jun 21, 2014
    7
    All these 0-3 scores are getting on my nerves.

    Were the trailers better-looking? Yes. Were all the PR promises kept? No. Is it a terrible game because of that? No! Graphics: Pretty good. There's a lot on the screen with good texturework and a lot of attention to detail. Walk through downtown Chicago and you see it. As someone who has been to the city I think they did a good job    All these 0-3 scores are getting on my nerves.

    Were the trailers better-looking? Yes.
    Were all the PR promises kept? No.
    Is it a terrible game because of that? No!

    Graphics: Pretty good. There's a lot on the screen with good texturework and a lot of attention to detail. Walk through downtown Chicago and you see it. As someone who has been to the city I think they did a good job recreating the feel of the place.
    Sound & Music: OK, not special.
    Gameplay: Perfectly functional for me. Hardly groundbreaking, but OK.
    Car controls: Not good, but doable, especially with a controller. Hope they'll patch this up.

    I hesitated buying Watch Dogs after the onslaught of complaints, but now that have it, I do not regret the purchase (for PC). AMD apparently has problems, so I can understand the frustrations there, and I hope this will be sorted out. My setup works without a hitch. Also, the PC version looks better than PS4, I've seen both. This is a decent game - not a great one, but certainly not the disaster some people make it to be!    … Expand
  92. Srikantan97
    Jun 20, 2014
    7
    This game is nothing like GTA, unlike the story & character of each GTA game this game's story & character is hardly good.
    The driving part- It sucks.
    PC port- It sucked but it's okay currently. The only thing which keeps me & everyone attached to the game in my opinion is the concept. The concept of the game is very good(hacking with the phone). But still the game doesn't live up to    This game is nothing like GTA, unlike the story & character of each GTA game this game's story & character is hardly good.
    The driving part- It sucks.
    PC port- It sucked but it's okay currently.
    The only thing which keeps me & everyone attached to the game in my opinion is the concept.
    The concept of the game is very good(hacking with the phone).
    But still the game doesn't live up to it's hype.
    The graphics ain't great- I'm running it with high textures followed by all grahics setting at ultra with HBAO+ & SMAA but still the graphics ain't great.
    Nothing like the graphics shown in E3 shows of the previous years.
    Multiplayer is awesome in how many games have you been to other people's game and beat the **** out of them(This new concept is definitely a cult concept).
    The overall I could give for this game is a 7, because you'll not get bored or frustrated by it's repititive missions except for the plumbing hacking part.    … Expand
  93. SeverityOne
    Jun 20, 2014
    6
    This game is a bit of a mixed bag, in more ways than one. It tries to be a lot of things (open world, GTA clone, role-playing... something like a cross between GTA and Skyrim. The result is a game that excels at certain things, but fails woefully at others.

    Pros: * A LOT of work has gone into the design of "Chicago". And it's clear that there's a lot of affinity for the place; one set    This game is a bit of a mixed bag, in more ways than one. It tries to be a lot of things (open world, GTA clone, role-playing... something like a cross between GTA and Skyrim. The result is a game that excels at certain things, but fails woefully at others.

    Pros:
    * A LOT of work has gone into the design of "Chicago". And it's clear that there's a lot of affinity for the place; one set of collectibles is about city hotspots, that tell some story about Chicago (often involving Al Capone and other gangsters).
    * There are little things that add nothing to the gameplay, but so much more to the atmosphere. For example, somebody is playing with a football, trying to keep it up and losing it; somebody else is welding a pipe; a third guy is painting over graffiti. It makes the place much more alive, more real.
    * The puzzles are, by and large, fun. You have to try to hack something, and follow lines to where there's something you can unlock. Sometimes it's visible, sometimes you need one or more cameras. You then get treated to scene that can be fun, or disturbing, or anything in between.
    * The way you can control the world with the "hacking" is endless fun. I could spend hours watching cars crash because I hacked traffic lights.

    Cons:
    * Performance is not all there. Before the Geforce Experience set the optimal settings for my card (an ageing GTX580) it was almost unplayable, especially when driving. Now it's OK, although there's still the occasional glitch.
    * The game forces you into a certain way of playing, and that's annoying. I can very well decide for myself how I play. Case in point: gang hideouts.
    * Some (side) missions you fail time and again, especially if you don't play the way the game wants you too. There's an incredibly high annoyance factor at times, especially when you need to melee (not shoot) someone, or even three, while his mates will shoot at you, call reinforcements, and do all sorts of things to make you fail the mission.
    * Uplay. I don't want yet another pointless launcher on my PC. I've got Steam and that's all I need. I don't want to have to create an account either.
    * Server availability. In the first few days it was terrible; now it's OK. But why do I need to connect to their servers if I want to play?
    * Online elements. There's this thing called "online invasion", switched on by default, where some random player breaks into your session and steals your points. It took me three or four times before the settings understood that I really didn't want this. Helloooo! There's a reason why I play single player games: I don't WANT to play with others. But even after you switch off Online Invasion, you still get constant requests for races, hacking or whatever from other people. And this you can't switch off. Worse, you need to do some of these things in order to unlock weapons and such.

    So for an open-world game, it's pretty pedantic in thinking that it knows what's best for you. And that's its major weakness, together with the sometimes nigh impossible side missions.    … Expand
  94. Armis
    Jun 19, 2014
    6
    Horribly unoptimised for the PC. Chugs along like a fat guy with asthma. Add to that the horrible police rubberbanding (which makes it utterly impossible to ever, EVER lose the cops unless you have a gadget to prevent them spotting you in the first place. Just not fun.
  95. SvenEdt
    Jun 19, 2014
    2
    I found the game to be a general letdown. The story was refreshing, although dry and hard to follow. The biggest flaws aside from graphics is the Mission Design and the Game Controls. The 3rd person game-play barely functions, and vehicles feel like bumper cars on ice. I purchased the game and would like to finish it but am finding the game generally unplayable.
  96. Douglas
    Jun 19, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft is the new EA. Screwing players because they don't care. They found lines on the files saying: This is PC only, who cares.... Plus they artificially made the PC port with worst graphics and slower just to improve PS4 and Xbox One.
    Luckily a modder called The Worse found a way around this. PC offer much better graphics and better performance without any lag, removing Ubisoft ****    Ubisoft is the new EA. Screwing players because they don't care. They found lines on the files saying: This is PC only, who cares.... Plus they artificially made the PC port with worst graphics and slower just to improve PS4 and Xbox One.
    Luckily a modder called The Worse found a way around this. PC offer much better graphics and better performance without any lag, removing Ubisoft **** programming.
    This is unacceptable. If you don't like PC don't screw the players, simple don't launch a PC version and go burn in hell!    … Expand
  97. SeriousMike
    Jun 19, 2014
    10
    This game is NOT 10/10, I am giving it to it because of how many 0/10 it got.
    People with logic.
    I have a **** PC that cannot run the game. 0/10 is bull****. Metacritic should ban those people, but well they make money out of it.
  98. BrutalBran95
    Jun 19, 2014
    7
    first of all who ever rated under 5 is a total gta fan boy this isnt a bad game i havent played much my self but so far the story is amazing the hacking is fun and boring the world is really nice and active dont see where low rating comming from yes its been massivlyh over hyped but still decent game p.s F U ubisoft 7/10 overall
  99. Jonno_scout
    Jun 19, 2014
    4
    I absolutely refuse to support this game after the way ubisoft sold everyone on the games graphics last year, only to fail to deliver them. On top of which, it was recently discovered that the graphics for PC were limited on purpose - this is completely unacceptable, and I will not support a company that abuses its fan base so readily.
  100. RattyUK
    Jun 18, 2014
    0
    Spent 60 bucks on this a couple of weeks ago. Still not playable on PS:3 after two updates.

    Seriously?

    When I say "still not playable" I haven't managed to earn the "Hello World" trophy. The one you get for logging into the game successfully.

    Waste of 60 bucks.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 3, 2014
    79
    Ubisoft's flagship title has a really, really repulsive protagonist. The entire storyline feels like it was cranked out of a automated story generator. On the positive side, Watch Dogs looks really good on PC, especially after modding the graphics to match the visual splendor of the early E3 demos. [Aug 2014]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 29, 2014
    70
    There are some strong gameplay elements in Watch Dogs, but overall it's merely an adequate open world game. [July 2014, p.46]
  3. GameCritics
    Jun 23, 2014
    80
    Nothing could have realistically lived up to the immense level of hype that Ubisoft stirred up for this game, and while I value strong narratives and envelope-pushing technological advancements, I place just as much importance in the ability to enjoy the gameplay that's being offered to me. Watch Dogs is one of the more exciting sandbox games of the last few years, and if this is to become Ubisoft's next big franchise, I'm excited to see where they take it.
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